What does it mean to be Southern, anyway? This panel of southern authors talk about how it’s more than an accent.
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Susan Finch—an associate professor and dean at Belmont University—presents “How to Trick Our Brain to Keep Reading” by looking at the crucial aspects of the first chapter.